Feeder



Jan. 14, 1930. G, SAMLOW 1,743,571

FEEDER Filed sept. 2e, 192

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Patented Jan. 14, 1930 -l Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE H. SAMLOW, OF NAPOLEON, OHIO FEEDER Application filed September 26, 1928. Serial No. 308,382.

This invention relates to poultry feeders, their heads to gain access to the feeding comand aims to provide a novel form of feeder partments and grain held therein. so constructed that the poultry using the feed- Disposed within the feeding compartments er cannot throw the grain from the' feeder and arranged directly under the openings 12,

while eating therefrom, thereby eliminating are rods 13 which are supported in suitable 55 waste of grain, and insuring clean dry feed openings formed in the end members 6, and it at all times. will be seen that due to these rods, the poultry An important object-of the invention is to using the feeder will be prevented from provide a pivoted cover so constructed that throwing the grain from the feeding coinit will swing downwardly under the weight of partments. 60

poultry attempting to roost thereon. As clearly shown by Figure 1 of the draw- A further object of the invention is to proing, the upper ends of the end members 6 are videahopperhaving vertical walls to prevent inclined as at 14, the same being provided the feed held therein from clogging to render with central notches for the reception of the the feeder inoperative. y rod 15 to which the cover 16 is connected, the 65 Vf ith the foregoing and other objects in edges of the cover being curled inwardly view which will appear as the description eliminating sharp edges. n proceeds, the invention resides in the combi- Due to this construction, it will be seen that nation and arrangement of parts and in the the cover is tilted at all times and that should details of construction hereinafter described poultry attempt to roost on the upper edge of 70 and claimed, it being understood that changes the cover, the cover will immediately tilt in the precise embodiment of the invention downwardly throwing the poultry from the herein disclosed, may be made within the cover and maintaining a sanitary feeder at scope of what is claimed, without departing all times.

from the spirit of the invention. Y I claim 75 Referring to the drawing: 1. A poultry feeder including a body por- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view take tion, vertical walls spaced apart delining a on line 1-1 of Figure 2. hopper and feeding compartments, a cover Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View taken for the hopper, said cover including a pivon line 2-2 of Figure 1. oted member normally held in an inclined po- 80 Referring to the drawing in detail, the sition, said cover adapted to swing downfeeder includes a body portion indicated genwardly under the weight of poultry alighterally by the reference character 5, which ing thereon. feeder includes end members 6 that have in- 2. A poultry feeder including a body porclined side edges. tion having end walls, formed with notches 85 The end members 6 are connected by means in the upper edges thereof, a hopper within of the vertical walls 8 which form the hopper, the body portion, a cover including a plate, the walls being constructed of sheet metal maa rod connected to the plate and having its terial and secured to the end members 6 in ends fitted in the notches to pivotally support any suitable and well known manner. These the cover, and said cover adapted to swing 90 walls 8 extend downwardly, the lower ends downwardly under the weight of poultry thereof being spaced appreciable distances alighting thereon. from the bottom 9 of the hopper so that ample In testimony that I claim the foregoing as space is provided for the grain held within my own, I have hereto afIiXed my signature.

the hopper, to pass therefrom. GEORGE H. SAMLOW. 95

The walls 8 also divide the feeder into lateral feeding compartments 10, each of which being covered by a plate 11 inclined and provided with a plurality of elongated openings 12 through which the poultry on feeding, pass 100 

